And that’s just the mentality the Red Wings will take in as they play a pair of games in Anaheim in three nights.

Since dropping their home opener, the Ducks have won 13 in a row at the Honda Center.

“The other way (you look at it) is they must be due,” Wings coach Mike Babcock said. “The bottom line is anytime someone’s having a streak you’d like to be the team that stops the streak.”

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Anaheim extended its win streak at home by beating the Chicago Blackhawks, 4-2, on Wednesday.

“They’re playing good,” Babcock said. “I really like how fast they’re playing. You really got to give (Ducks general manager) Bob Murray a ton of credit because through free agency and through the guys here they’ve done a real good job.”

Anaheim beat Detroit earlier this season at Joe Louis Arena, 5-2. The game was tied 2-2 heading into the third period.

“They were better than us,” Babcock said. “We have to respond. All you have to do is look at the schedule and we’ve got 11 on the road and seven at home, so obviously seven and seven after the trip. So this is a huge trip for us, especially after dropping the game (Wednesday) at home. So any way we look at it it’s a big tilt for us.”

The Wings had a shot at snapping Chicago’s regulation win streak earlier this season, but failed.

Last thoughts on Wednesday

Babcock had his final thoughts on Wednesday’s 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild, “It’s not like they had tons of chances. I thought our penalty kill was real rotten. We had a sorting out (problem) and then did some things we shouldn’t have on the second one. It was a simple play. Then their first goal I didn’t like. But we didn’t give up tons of chances, we gave up eight chances, which isn’t a lot, but the bottom line is the other team doesn’t have to get a whole bunch of chances when they’re ahead of you.”

This and that

Forward Patrick Eaves (sprained temporomandibular joints in his jaw) doesn’t look as if he’ll be available Friday. “I asked him if he was going and he said he’s asking the trainer, so that didn’t sound like, ‘Yeah, I’m going,’” Babcock said.

Forward Darren Helm (back) and defenseman Kyle Quincey (fractured cheek bone) are not on this four-game road trip. Forward Todd Bertuzzi (back) is however on the trip for the first time since Feb. 7.

“We thought he would be back against (Minnesota),” Babcock said of Helm. “Obviously, things haven’t gone good. I see Bert there riding the bike, so that’s a positive thing for us and a positive thing for Bert.

“He’s waiting for the swelling (to go down), so he can really get looked at,” Babcock added of Quincey. “I don’t imagine Quincey’s going to be around anytime soon.”

Defenseman Niklas Kronwall won’t face any disciplinary action for his hit on Minnesota’s Charlie Coyle. The league ruled that Kronwall, who received a four-minute double minor for high sticking, delivered a “full body contact” hit.

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